May 26- 31, 1890 in Coles County, IL

May 1890

26.  Monday.  5 AM.  at Ranch  54.  65.  

Clear . Wind N.  Simon and self make tank for dipping lambs in morning.  Got Warren team and sow patch of hungarian back of barn.  In P.M.   worked on clearing with harrow.  Johnny and Riley cut logs on S. ridge. P.M.  Mill not running,  Mill boys cutting place for rolling logs down hill east of mill.  Clear and fine day cool with northerly wind  gobed 9.30

27.  Tuesday.  5.20 AM.  54  74  57

Clear with N.E. wind went over to clearing where Simon and Steve are putting in hungarian  The harrow seems to do good work and we anticipate a good crop of grass.  Intended to start home before noon but went over where R. and Johnny were cutting logs and didn't get off till about 4 PM had no dinner and was glad to eat what had left Sunday.  Went home by Kings getting there after 7 PM  Clear all day with N.E. wind  gobed 10.30 PM

28.  Wednesday, 6 AM.  ther.  58.  76.  65

Clear SE wind.  Buddie [Marie] went to school with girls.  Tomorrow is the last day of school.  Pay Bebchines Bros (?) 479.64 for bills bought last winter.  Geo Kellogg tightens up door of Beer cooler in (?)  Sunday  school convention in town brings lots of people but no trade.  Plums are mostly on trees yet and curculis has not damaged them much  but they are beginning to rot some.  Strawberries are plenty in stores at 10 cts for qt.  Paint W. end of beer box.  Mr. Al Prevo and family have come back and are living in town.  Tue went to convention at night.  Trade dull   gobed 10.30 PM ~~  Clear till toward night S. wind.

29.  Thursday, 7 AM  Ther  68  83  69

Mostly clear with Southerly wind.  Drove out to Uncle Johns with Tue to get some flowers.  Commencement exercises tonight  Tue and Maggie and Phebe went leaving baby [with] father.  Warm day with southerly wind clear.  11.30 PM.

30.  Friday   7 AM.  Ther  72.  86  73.
Mostly clear Chas Salene came at 8 AM and cleans out stable  hoes garden and berry patch.  worked while at store toward night.  Had Crass an hour or two moving lot of Bbls into Perkins building.  Decoration day said to have been big turn out  Stores all closed in afternoon clear and pleasant  southerly wind. 12 oc.

31.  Saturday 7AM.  Ther 73  87  66
Mostly clear.  Salnes and Kellogg work at store  Kellogg on screen door  Warren Decker brought load of wood which put off for Mrs. Norfolk.  He took down six quinces and my drill box.  Rep. primary convention for Co officers.  Delegates intended for Mitchell and Tremble.  Comer was up and I  got pay for lumber furnished township  Warm day cooler toward night  Gobed 12

May 29-June 10, 1889 (Highlights)

May 1889

29.  Wednesday.  Schools closed today.  Commencement exercises at City Hall at night.  

30.  Thursday.  Girls have  fixed them a bed in the hall where they slept last night.  There was no decoration tonight  here today it will probably be put off until Sunday.

31.  Friday.  Flood at Johnstown, Pa tonight drowning many thousand people.  

June 1889

1.  Saturday.  River high.

2.  Sunday.  River very high and racing.

3. Monday.   Baby sick all night.  Milt came up with mare.  Bought log chair at Sodderts 1.50.

4.  Tuesday.  Tue buys children some hats Mullens.  Alarm of  fire  factory ( Weies') about 10.30 PM.  Maggie was sick all day has caught cold.  

5.  Wednesday.  Kate Myers and Mort Grove were married tonight.  Tue went.

6.  Thursday.  Roads very rough.  River not fordable.

7. Friday.   I  made a lot of walnut pills today.   Creek higher than at anytime for a year or two.  Nick and I did not start home till nearly midnight on account of rains.

8.  Saturday.   River said to be nearly up to the pumps.  Moderate rains tonight. 

9.  Sunday.  7 AM.  Ther.   66.  66.  59.  =  63 2/3

Cloudy S.W. wind.  Cloudy all day with W or NW wind.  Light sprinkles rain several times was up at store till noon.  Mamie Lang over most of PM.  Tue gets mess strawberries from our  vines.    Gobed 10 PM

10.  Monday.  7 AM.  ther.  58.  65.  50.  =  57 2/3  

Cloudy N.W. wind.  Sprinkle rain two or three times during day.  Bottle 22 HG bals  Blue Fick.  Get lumber for shed back of store.Jake Calhuren says it has rained since Friday morning 3.91 inches.  The river is within a foot or two  of the fires at water works.  Dark cloudy day wind NW, clear night.  12.00

May 25, 1912 and 1887 in Charleston, Illinois

100 Years Ago

Saturday,  May 25, 1912           6 AM.  Ther.  60. 82. 66. =29 2/3

Part Cloudy. N.E.1.  Oil buggy and was up town a while A.M.  Helen* and her boys were here a while A.M.  There was a slight accident on street line near Dr. Shaffers no one hurt.  I drove E. of town late P.M. getting back about six.  It is getting very dry streams are going down fast.  People  east of town to have finished their planting; some fields up.  Pastures look good.  bluegrass making tall growth this season.  Phebe out with Ora very late.  Gobed 8.30

*Helen Ferrish- Tue's neice.  Tue's sister Fan's daughter.  At this time she had two sons, John and George.

125 Years Ago

Wednesday, May 25, 1887   6.30 AM  Ther. 60, 75 ?  59 clear.  Expected Comer early but he sis not come at all.  After dinner start for timber alone and met Comer when nearly there, arrived home at 7 P.M.  Cool day.  Tue and Delia cleaning house in kitchen.  Tue has caught cold in breast.  Delia went to commencement tonight with friend.  Today was last day of school.  G. Weber  makes deduction of $10 on his wages.  Comer delivered first lumber on City bill.  Pete McGurty makes a few remarks about license this morning and thinks Comer says he will move engine Monday.  Gobed 10 P.M.